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Private money, non-bank lenders, also called hard money lenders have always lent money without the need of a mortgage licensing. But the financial reform following the real estate meltdown, namely the Dodd Frank Act, ...
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Hi everyone. Let me give you a brief background of myself. I am a full time sheriff deputy but have been flipping houses and holding rentals for the past 10 years. I currently have 20 rental units and have flipped 20+...
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Hello BP,
I got message from EIDL today stating: "Your SBA Application No. *** is ready for the next step. Create your SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Portal account to provide additional details or requested docum...
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Hi All, I
am an aspiring real estate investor based out of Vancouver, Canada. Currently,
I don't have any experience in RE investing but highly motivated to start it asap. Since I have never done a deal, I'm not con...
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Does anyone have any feedback or experience with regards to the Capital Syndicate program
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I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level). The owner/chef got distracted and w...
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I am inquiring about an existing business (Cold Stone Creameries franchise). Records indicates an average annual income of $169,000. The owner is asking $49,000-according to the information sheet on the property. This...
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Hey, and thank you in advance for reading my post. I have been reading these forums, listening to podcasts and reading books for the last two years on REI. I just recently finished my residency and started earning a m...
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No matter how you’re involved in real estate investing, I’d venture a guess that one of your main goals on BiggerPockets is networking. I know this is true because one of the most common questions we get at BiggerPock...
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I'm at a seminar in Dallas . The guru is Phil Grove. The sales pitch is now happening. Does anybody know if this is worthwhile? A ripoff?